Inter Miami saved a draw from the jaws of the defeat with a late, comeback inspired by Lionel Messi in a 3-3 draw with the Philadelphia Union.
Miami seemed to be on his way to a fourth defeat in the room of six MLS competitions when Tai Baribo's second of the game brought the Union on Saturday in a 3-1 lead.
Quinn Sullivan placed Philadelphia early in Subaru Park, where Baribo made the score on 2-0 in the 44th minute.
Tadeo Allende's fifth league objective of the campaign dragged Miami back, but Baribo doubled just after Telasco Segovia saw a goal that the visitors on the other hand were not allowed.
But a sublime messi-free staircase reduced the shortage in the 87th minute, which made the road clear for Segovia to hit home from a distance.
The draw means that Philadelphia only has one advantage of one point at the top of the Eastern Conference, while Miami is seven points back in sixth place.
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Data Debrief: Messi continues Union Hot Streak
Messi has now scored four goals in three career matches against Philadelphia in all competitions and scored at least once in all three games.
In fact, the Argentin has now had a series of four or more consecutive games with a goal against 20 different teams in his career, but this is the first time he did this while he does not play Barcelona.
However, Baribo leads the score cards in MLS with 13 goals this season, and he has now scored four consecutive games.
Without a victory in four league matches, their longest run since 2023, Miami can at least take a comfort with a point. They generated 1.3 expected goals compared to the 2.83 xg of the trade union, but found the advanced edge when it finished late.